Priceline Hotel: 2.5* Ocala (Silver Springs) Hoilday Inn Express and Suites

[relaxing41]

First bid of $44 . Priceline gave me one more chance to bid if I increased my bid from $15 to $59. I declined the offer , closed the page and then started over, adding Homosassa Springs as a free rebid. My

$48 bid was accepted. This was after trying many bids via Ocala and not getting any bites up to $48 for both 3 star and 2.5 stars.

1 room for FOUR NIGHTs

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $48.00

Subtotal: $192.00

Taxes & Fees: $26.88

Total Charges*: $218.88

I am so glad those bids were rejected because I am bidding for my daughter and while taking a break during my bidding process, my daughter asked me if she could stay at the Holiday Inn Express again. as I had won her a bid a few nights ago for $39 in Virginia for her travel down to Florida and she liked that hotel very much.

This Hotel is pretty new from what I understand from other reviews and with 98 percent recommendation for this Hotel I am very pleased to be sending her here. She is currently at the Travelodge in Ocala, which I won through Hotwire at $30 and though she had no complaints she asked if I could get her a room with a refrigerator and microwave. I am so happy I can get it for her w/o paying the rack rates. It was on Priceline for $77 but when I rechecked the price it went up to $83 and I saw it earlier in the day for $99, On there site it is currently $78, which I would never have paid even though it is a reasonable rate for this hotel. There are many hotels that are cheaper in the area from $35 and up which you can book directly through the hotel but this is a better deal since the property is newer and offers more ammenities. I love that breakfast is included because then I know she at least will eat a good breakfast every day! There also was a 2.5 star property on Hotwire in the Ocala area for $52 for these nights but I didnt take it since I couldn't guarantee a refrigerator and a microwave. I think that would have been the La Quninta Inn which on their site states that only some of the rooms have microwave and fridge so I didn't take the chance.

I will comment further on how she liked the hotel after her stay is complete.

[yellowdog]

Thank you for sharing your result with the board!

Also thanx for the addition for this new property to the BetterBidding Priceline Hotel List

Enjoy your stay.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.

Yellowdog.